She’s Dating the Gangster is a book written by Bianca Bernardino that captured the hearts of many. This Filipino novel
twisted love story portrays a Romeo and Juliet story that had a beautiful but
sad ending. It all started when 17-year-old Athena Dizon unwittingly plays a
trick on resident heartthrob and bad boy, Kenji de los Reyes. When all of a
sudden, she finds herself pretending—unwillingly at that—to be his girlfriend
to make his ex jealous then came to the point that their feelings became real
for each other. A conflict arise when Athena was diagnosed non curable
type of cancer that threatened her life. The end of the story Athena died and
Kenji had mental breakdown ( Bernardo, Bianca). Natalie (1) said that She’s
dating the Gangster was probably one of the most heartbreaking stories that she
had read so far.
MLA In-text Citations
Book: Bernadino, Bianca. She’s Dating the Gangster. 1st ed. Philippines: 2013. Print.
Online: Bernadino, Bianca. She’s Dating the Gangster: Philippines: Summit Books, 2013. http://www.wattpad.com/story/667262-she's-dating-the-gangster. Web. 26 October 2011.